ISLAMABAD, Oct 30: The Election Commission will place the computerised electoral rolls 2007 on its website, according to Chief Election Commissioner Justice Qazi Muhammad Farooq.
According to the Election Commission, it is also preparing CDs/DVDs of the province-wise electoral rolls for political parties and contesting candidates concerned.
In accordance with the Supreme Court directives, the leftover voters have been included in the new electoral rolls, enabling them to cast their votes in the elections.
In all, 80.489 million voters have been placed on the computerised electoral rolls.
The number of male voters is more than 45 million while women voters are over 35 million.
According to the latest electoral rolls, the number of voters in Islamabad is 481,380, of them 260,882 males and 220,498 female voters.
The number of voters in Punjab is 44.37 million with more than 24.4 million males and over 19.9 million females.
The number of voters in Sindh is about 19.3 million, including 10.8 million male and 8.5 million female voters.
In Balochistan, there are 4.36 million voters with 2.35 million males and slightly more than two million females. The number of voters in NWFP is 10.5 million, including more than 6.2 million males and 4.2 million female voters.
In Federally Administered Tribal Areas, the total number of registered voters is over 1.2 million with male voters outnumbering female voters by almost four times.
The CEC has asked everyone having attained the age of 18 to get themselves registered as voter till the announcement of the election schedule.
Various political parties and civil society organisations had been urging the Election Commission to put the electoral rolls on its web-site to ensure transparency.
The Election Commission has now invited expressions of interest from parties to put the rolls on the web.
According to the Election Commission, it is also preparing CDs/DVDs of the province-wise electoral rolls for political parties and contesting candidates concerned.
In accordance with the Supreme Court directives, the leftover voters have been included in the new electoral rolls, enabling them to cast their votes in the elections.
In all, 80.489 million voters have been placed on the computerised electoral rolls.
The number of male voters is more than 45 million while women voters are over 35 million.
According to the latest electoral rolls, the number of voters in Islamabad is 481,380, of them 260,882 males and 220,498 female voters.
The number of voters in Punjab is 44.37 million with more than 24.4 million males and over 19.9 million females.
The number of voters in Sindh is about 19.3 million, including 10.8 million male and 8.5 million female voters.
In Balochistan, there are 4.36 million voters with 2.35 million males and slightly more than two million females. The number of voters in NWFP is 10.5 million, including more than 6.2 million males and 4.2 million female voters.
In Federally Administered Tribal Areas, the total number of registered voters is over 1.2 million with male voters outnumbering female voters by almost four times.
The CEC has asked everyone having attained the age of 18 to get themselves registered as voter till the announcement of the election schedule.
Various political parties and civil society organisations had been urging the Election Commission to put the electoral rolls on its web-site to ensure transparency.
The Election Commission has now invited expressions of interest from parties to put the rolls on the web.
Source: http://www.dawn.com/2007/10/31/top13.htm
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